Remember last week, when there were consecutive days of meetings, news pouring out about some resolutions made in lockout talks between the owners players?

That's all gone now. It's been replaced by pure silence.

The Associated Press reported the two sides aren't speaking at all. By now, everyone knows what's next: canceled games. "It is believed that an agreement would need to be in place by the end of next week for the season to get under way on Dec. 1," the AP wrote.

Newsday's Steve Zipay noticed Madison Square Garden scheduled a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy for Dec. 12, which was supposed be a Canadiens-Rangers tilt. So the cancellations may already be in the works.

But there's worse news. Botta also said the next round of games to be on the chopping block could be the rest of them -- that is, another lost season.

CBSSports.com's Brian Stubits didn't think that would be the case. "Remember the last time we went through a lockout, the season wasn't called off until mid-February. Granted, that does seem a bit late and it wouldn't surprise me if the deadline weren't pushed up this time around. But two months earlier? Doesn't seem necessary," he wrote.

The clock continues to tick.

In other lockout news:

• ESPN's Pierre LeBrun looked at the situation the owners and players are in now and said neither side will "win" the lockout when it's over, with the league taking a long-term hit no matter what happens.

He also said the NHL is waiting for the NHLPA to come back with "new ideas or a new proposal to reignite things." LeBrun also reported an owner told him that if Thanksgiving passes without a "tentative deal," the season would be in jeopardy, though LeBrun doubted that. On the players' side, he wrote: "I can't think of very many NHL players who are willing to sacrifice an entire season of hockey just so they can make a point to commissioner Gary Bettman."

• The Atlantic's Armin Rosen looked at how fans and writers are keeping themselves busy during the lockout. Distractions include faux leagues, recaps of NHL games that aren't actually happening and rants from fans as they watch the lockout continue.